The ambassador also spoke of the full civil rights enjoyed by the country’s diverse Muslim constituency. “More than 120,000 Greek Muslim citizens enjoy full legal equality,” said Christofilis. “Muslims in Greece are of Turkish, Pomak (Bulgarian-speaking Muslims who are indigenous to southern Bulgaria, Northern Greece, Turkey, Albania, Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo) and Roma (an Indo-Aryan ethnic group) origin. Each of these groups speak their own dialects and have their own traditions and yet enjoy the same civil liberties.” “In addition, Muslim communities have the option of implementing Islamic jurisprudence in family and inheritance matters, which is a unique case in Europe and which has earned us criticism from international and human rights organizations,” he said.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:26:12 +0000
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